Manifolding sales-book.



E. K. BOTTLE. MANIFOLDING SALESBOOK.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.7, 1910.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

WITNESSES 8 V: F. N R 0 W A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDIVABD K. BOTTLE, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YOR-K. ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T AMERICAN SALES ONTARIO.

BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, A CORPORATION OF MANIFOLDING SALES-BOOK.

To all whom it may concern:

' at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara 'and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Mamfolding Sales-Books, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to .which it appertains to make and use the same.

1 .features of construction, combinations of of parts which '80 form of 'inafter.

This invention relates to manifolding salesbooks, and with regard to the more specific features thereof, to manifolding sales books.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simple. and practical manifolding pad of the above character.

Another object is to provide such a device which will be easy to operate and convenient to handle.

A further object is to provide an article of the above character especially adapted for restaurant use. Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out here- The invention accordingly consists in the elements and arrangement -.will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, whereinis shown several embodiments of this inventiorig -Figure 1 is 'a perspective view of one this invention; showing the book ready for use; Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modification, with sheets turned back in order that the arrangement of the parts may be more readily understood; Figs. 3 and 4; are detail perspective views of different forms of tip-ups.

' Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the diflerent views of the drawings.

. In order that the objects of the present in 'vention may be more fully understood, it is to be noted that the present form of manifolding pad is particularly adapted for use as a waiters check book in hotels, restaurants and the like. In ordering meals d lft cara e it is customary for the waiters to obtain the difierent courses in different departments of the kitchen. For instance,

Specification of- Letters Patent. Application filed October '7, 1910. Serial N 0. 585,733.

residing" iinvention, amon other thereto by means of vRemovably mounted upon the holder 1 is an or pocket, not here-in Th' movement after once in place ,bent shoulders 6 on the holder at the point 7 in order that the Tgrasped and removed when the pletelyu'sed. This pad 4 is sheet is-provided with a weakened order that the sheets hand side Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

the oysters may be obtainable in one department, roasts in another, pastry and desserts in a third department, while wines and the like are usually obtainable in a special department. In obtaining these different courses the waiter is often obliged to present suitable memorandum to the person in charge of each department for the food ordered before he can obtain the same and to present a check with all the items thereon to the guest for payment. The present advantages, provldes a manifoldlng sales book particularly adapted for this use.

Referring now to the drawings in detail,

-l denotes a holder for the pads, which is provided with a cover 2 preferably hinged a flexible connection 3.

original pad 4 or pad composed of original sheets 5, one ofwhich is shown in dotted lines in operative position in Fig. 1, having a back which is inserted in a suitable recess shown, in the holder 1. is pad is normally held against endwise by upwardly 1, cut away stub may be pad is combound alo-n one end in a well-known manner, and eac portion, such as a row of perforations 8 in order that the'she'ets may be torn off as desired. Flexibly secured to the holder means of the flexible connecting strip 9 is a backing 10 on which is positioned a duplicate pad 11 provided with a plurality of duplicate sheets 12 bound together near one end and provided with perforations 13, in may be torn. ofl". Bound with these duplicate sheets and adapted to rest upon the upper one thereof is a carbon or m'anifolding sheet 14 upon which is adapted to be placed one of the original sheets 5, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1. The original sheet is preferably ruled and provided with such information relating to the number'of the waiter, the number of the check and table served, as may be desired.--

The duplicate pad 11, together with the backing 10 upon which the same is mounted, is provided with tip-up means 15 at the leftthereof, as indicated in Fig. 1

1, as by I 2, depending on its relation to the original,

' thee'thumb whenin use without'changing the the pad upwar sure is brought to bear'thereupon. I i I In Fig. 4 is showna, further modification device should be clear from the above dein order that this pad and backing may be swung upwardly out of 0 erative relation to the original pad so t at the original sheets 5 may be more easily manipulated. The duplicate pad is slightly shorter than the original and is so positioned as to have its end near the line 0 perforations on the original pad as shown in Fig. 1, so that it} will not be necessary to bend the original; sheets back upon themselves in order to place them in operative position above the duplicate sheets. When a waiter. is serving several tables at the same time, keeping-a separate original check for eachtable, it is necessary to shift from one check to the other uickly, as he receives his order from thefdi erent guests; and, it .is thus, seen that by providing a tip-up at thev left-hand side of the pad, as the pa d is usually carried by the left-hand, thetip-upmay be operated by the thumb of that hand. to swing the pad upwardly in order to obtain a new check, or obtain a partially used check, which is preferably resting beneath the duplicate pad when not in use, or turned upwardly] and secured in a strap 16 or the like on the cover sheet last in use. This tip-up 15 ispreferably hinged to the ba'ckjnglO, being pro-. vided with a hinge pin 17011 which is aspiral spring 18 normally holdingthetip-up against the side ofthe pad, as shown in Fig. 3. This spring is so tensionedas' to permit the same to be swung downwardly into the position; shownin Fig. 1 and held there by position of the ad, but is adapted to swing dly} as'soon as further pres-f of tip-up, which comprises a plate 19 having a turned upmemberQO at substantially right. angles thereto." Thisplate is adapted to slide in and out im pocket formed between the backing 10 and a plate 21 riveted or otherwise secured thereto, its outward movement being limited by a projecting lug 22 adapted to engage one of the rivets. This form of tip-up,,when not in use, is adapted to slide in under the backing of the du licate pad, in'which the part 20 is held against the side thereof.

While either form of tip-up shown in Figs. 3 and l may be used with the pad shown in Fig. 1, it is of course to be understood that other forms of tip-ups may be used therewith, if so desired, although the present construction is believed to be more advantageous, as the book is free from projections which are likely to catch in the waiters pocket.

It is thought that the operation of this scription; but it may be briefly stated as follows; In Fig. 1 the pad is shown in position Y niiarei waiter takes his order, the first course is preferably noted on the first line and the duplicate check torn from the duplicate pad and handed to the person in charge of the particular department from which the orofisandzdelivered as before. The entire dinner is ordered} inzthis manner, and when the guest is finished he is presented with the original check, showing all the items ordered, while each of the several departments in therkitchen is provided with a check showing the food or courses delivered to the waiter. As each check is numbered in some approved system, any mistakes may be quickly traced. I

Should the waiter be called upon to walt upon a. second table while the guests at the first table have not completed their meal, the first original check may be turned back into the strap 16, the tip-up actuated to remove theduplicate pad, and a second original check obtained, then laid above the sheets 'of the duplicate padwhich is returned to normal position "and treated in the manner above'described.

Referring now brlefly to the modification ."shown'in'Fig. 2, instead of hinging the duj'plicate pad 12 on the backing 10 at the side of the holder 1, it is hingedor connected by aflexible strip 23 atone end of the holder. This construction avoids using a tip-up as shown in Fig. 1, for'by holding the pad or holder 'upfstraight, the duplicate pad will fall downwardly under the action of gravity,

permitting the waiter to obtain a new original sheet positioned beneath the duplicate pad, as desired. The operation and manner of use of this form of manifolding pad is substantially the same as that above described, and it is thought that a description thereof is unnecessary.

It is thus seen that this invention accomplishes,. among others, all of the objects and purposes above set forth in a simple and practical manner. The pads are so positioned upon the holder and their backing as easily to permit a quick manipulation of the several sheets of either the duplicate or original pad, as may be necessary.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a. limiting sense.

It is also tobeunderstood that thelan 13g guage used in the following claims is in tended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having'described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:. a

1. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an endwise removable pad of original sheets mounted upon said holder, a backing hinged to said holder along one edge thereof, a pad of duplicate sheets removably positioned upon said backing, and transferring means for reproducing writing on said duplicate pad, said duplicate pad being mounted above said original pad and nearer one end of said holder whereby any of the original sheets may be drawn over said duplicate sheets, permitting any desired number of duplicates to co-act with a single original.

2. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an original pad mounted thereon, a duplicate pad flexibly connected with said holder, and means for swinging said duplicate pad out of operative relation to said original pad.

3. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an original pad removably mounted upon said holder, a backing hinged to said holder, a duplicate pad mounted on said backing, means for moving said duplicate pad out of operative position with said original pad, and a carbon transferring means connected with one of said pads whereby any desired number of duplicate sheets. may be made with a single original sheet. 4. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an original pad removably mounted upon said holder, a backing hinged to said holder, a duplicate pad mounted on said backing, a carbon transferring means associated with one of said parts whereby any desired number of duplicate sheets may co-act with any single original sheet, and a tip-up for moving said duplicate pad out of operative relation to said original pad.

5. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an original pad mounted upon said holder, a backing hinged to said holder, a duplicate pad removably mounted on said backing, a carbon transferring means associated with one of said parts whereby any desired number of duplicate sheets may co-act with any single original sheet, and a tip-up for moving said duplicate pad out of operative relation to said original pad, said duplicate pad being positioned above said original pad and nearer one end of said holder whereby any ofthe sheets of the original pad may be laid over the duplicate pa 6. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an original pad mounted upon said holder, a duplicate pad flexibly con nected therewith, transferring means associated with one of said pads, and a ti -up operatively connected with said duplicate pad and normally positioned against the slde thereof.

7. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an original pad mounted upon said holder, a backing hinged to said holder, a duplicate pad mounted on said backing, a carbon transferring means associated with one of said parts whereby any number of duplicate sheets may be made with but a single original sheet, and a tipup operatively connectedwith said dupli- Cate pad and normally positioned against the side thereof;

8. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an original pad mounted upon said holder, a backing hinged to said holder, a duplicate pad mounted on said backing, a carbon sheet connected with one of said parts whereby any 'desired number of duplicate sheets may, c'o-act with any single original sheet, and a tip-up operatively connected with said second mentioned pad and movable relatively thereto, whereby the same is normally positioned against the side of said duplicate pad.

9. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad of original sheets mounted upon said holder, a backing flexibly secured to said holder, a pad of duplicate sheets positioned on said backing, a carbon sheet connected with one of said pads, and a tip-up operatively connected with said duplicate pad and normally lying against the side thereof whereby said duplicate pad may be swung outof operative re: lation to said original pad.

10. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an endwise removable pad of original sheets mounted on said holder, means for holding said pad in place, I

a backing hinged to said holder along one edge thereof, a pad of duplicate sheets removably mounted upon said backing, a carbon sheet connected with said second-mentioned pad, and a tip-up operatively connected with said backing whereby the backing may be swung about its hinge into inoperative position.

11. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, an 'endwise removable pad of original sheets mounted'on said holder, means for holding said'pad in place, a backing hinged to said holder along one edge thereof, a pad of duplicate sheets removably mounted upon said backing, a carbon sheet connected with said second mentioned pad,

and a tip-up operatively connected with sald backingwhereby the backing may be swung about its hinge into inoperative posimi :3 E

M holder along one side thereof, a pad of duplicate sheets rcmovably mounted on said backing, means for holding the same against removal, a carliion sheet secured. to said pad of duplicate sheets, and a tip-up operatively connected with said second mentioned pad for swinging the pad out of operative'relation to said original pad, said. duplicate pad being so mounted with relation to the original pad as to permit the sheets of the latter being laid over the sheets of the former whereby any desired number oft duplicate sheets may co-act successively with a single original sheet.

13. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a removable pad of original sheets mounted on said holder, shoulders on said holder for holding said pad in place, a backing hinged to said holder along one edge thereof, a pad of duplicate sheets re movaljily mounted on said backing, means for holding the same against removal, transferring means operatively connected with one or said pads, and a. tip-up opcratively connected with said second-mentioned pad for swinging the pad out of operative relation. to said original pad, said duplicate pad being so mounted with relation to the original pad as to permit any of the sheets of the latter to be laid over the sheets of the former, said tip-up being normally held against the side of one of said pads.

i l. in a mauitolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad of ori inal sheets operatively positioned upon said holder, a backing hinged. to said holder, a pad of single duplicate sheets positioned upon said backing arch sheet having identification data alongone edge thereof, the sheets of said or' inal pad being so positioned as to .be successively laid over the sheets of said duplicate pad as desired without being bent back upon themselves, and terminating short of the said edge of said duplicate sheets whereby the identification data remains exposed, and lnanii'olding means adapted to be interposed between the original sheet and the upper duplicate sheet whereby any numher of duplicates may be successively obtained with but a single original.

15. in nianitolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad of original sheets removably mounted on said holder, said sheets being bound together at one end and weakened near said binding whereby the same may be torn off, a pad of duplicate sheets flexibly connected with said holder whereby said pad may be swung out of operative relation with said first mentioned pad, a carbon sheet bound with said duplicate sheets along one end, said duplicate sheets being weakened near their binding whereby the same may be torn off, said duplicate pad being so mounted with relation to said original pad as to permit sheets of the latter being laid over the carbon sheet and the sheets of the former, and means connected with said duplicate pad for swinging the same about its flexible connection.

16. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad of original sheets removably mounted on said holder, said sheets being bound together at one end and weakened near said binding whereby the same may be torn oil, a pad of duplicate sheets flexibly connected with said holder whereby said pad may be swung out of operative relation with said first mentioned pad, a carbon sheet bound with said duplicate sheets along one,

end, said duplicate sheets \being weakened near their binding whereby the same may be torn oil, said duplicate pad being so mounted with relation t0 said original pad as to permit sheets of the latter being laid over the carbon sheet and the sheets of the former whereby any desired number of duplicate sheets may be obtained with a singleoriginal sheet, and a tip-upl associated with said duplicate pad for swinging the same about its flexible connection, said tip-up normally lying against the side ofsaid pad when not in use.

17 In a manifolding salesbook, in c0mbination, a holder, an endwise removable pad of, original sheets mounted on said holder, means for holding said pad in place against removal, a backing hinged to said holder along one edge thereof, a pad of duplicate sheets mounted on said backing, a carbon sheet bound with said duplicate sheets near one end, said duplicate sheets being wealn ened near their binding whereby the same may be torn 0%, said duplicate pad being so mounted with relation to said original pad as to permit any original sheet being laid over the csrbon sheet and duplicate sheets whereby any desired number of duplicate sheets may be obtained with a single original sheets 18. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad of original sheets mounted thereon, a backing hinged to said holder and normally lying over the original pad, a pad of single duplicate sheets mount ed upon said backing, each sheet having identifying data printed thereon near the lower edge, the top edge of said duplicate pad terminating short of the top edge of the original pad and the lower edge thereof rojocting below the lower edge of the original pad whereby any original sheet may be laid nation, a holder, a pad of original sheets removably mounted upon said holder, means for holdin said pad in position against re moval, a acking flexibly secured to said holder, a pad of single duplicate leaves re movably mounted upon said backing, and upwardly projecting means on the backing adapted to hold said duplicate pad against removal, the lower end edges of said pads being out of alinement whereby any original sheet may be laid over the duplicate pad without covering the lower edge thereof. I

20. In a manifolding salesbook, in comb1- nation, a holder having retaining means v thereon, a pad adapted to engage the retaining means removably mounted u on said holder, a backing hinged to said older, a duplicate pad of single sheets of substan tially the same size as the original pad re movably mounted upon the backing, the leaves of said pads being bound together at one end, the bound ends being out of alinement' whereby any original sheet may be laid over the duplicate sheets and terminate short of the lower edge thereof by an amount equal to the amount *by which the bound ends are out of alinment, and identifying data printed upon the lower exposed end of the duplicate sheets.

21. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad' removably mounted upon said holder, a second pad hinged thereto, transferring means connected with one of said pads, and means 5) side of one of the pads an operatively connected therewith for swinging the second out of operative relation to the other pad.

22. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad removably mounted upon said holder, means for holding said pad in place upon said holder, a backing hinged along one edge of said holder, a second pad removably mounted upon said backing, a carbon sheet connected with said second-mentioned pad, and projecting means operatively connected with said backing to be actuated by the operator to swing the backing and the pad carried thereby about the hinge into inoperative position.

23. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad removably mounted thereon, means for holding said pad in place, a backing hinged to said holder along one of the side edges thereof, a second pad removably mounted upon said backing, a carbon sheet connected with said second-mentioned pad, and means operatively connected with said backing and extending from one rojecting to onepad carried thereby may be swung about the hinge into inoperative position, said second-mentioned pad being. so m'ounted with relation to said-first-menti'oned pad as to permit the sheets of one ,being glaid over the sheets of the other for producing manifold copies.

24. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad removably mounted upon said holder, the sheets of said pad being bound together along one edge, a backing hinged to said holder, a second pad mounted upon said. backingwhereby said backing and pad may be swung out of operative relation with said first-mentioned pad, a carbon sheet bound'virith the leaves of said second-mentioned pad along one end,

the sheets of said second mentioned pad being weakened near their binding whereby I they may be torn oil, said second-mentioned a being mounted with relation to said first-mentioned pad so as to permit the sheets of one being laid over the sheets of the other with the carbon sheet therebetween, and means connectedwith said backing and projecting to one side thereof adapted to swing the backing with the pad about its hinge into inoperative position.

25. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad operativ'ely positioned upon said holder, a backing hinged to said holder, a second pad -removably mounted upon said backing, the bound edges of the sheets of said first-mentionedpad being positioned out of alinement with an edge of the second-mentioned pad whereby said sheets may be successively laid over the sheets (if i said second-mentioned pad'as desired with-- out being bent back upon themselves, manifolding means connected with said secondmentioned pad adapted to be interposed be tween the sheets of the two pads when laid one over the other for producing manifold copies, and means projecting to one side of one of the pads and attached thereto to be actuat'ed by theoperator adapted to swing the p213 out ofoperative relation to the other a P 26. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder, a pad 'operatively positioned upon said holder, a backin hinged to said holder, a second pad remove ly mounted upon said backing, the bound edges of the sheets of said first-mentioned pad being positioned out of alinement with an edge of the second-mentioned pad whereby they may be successively laid overthe sheets of said second-mentioned pad as desired without being bent back upon themselves, manifolding means connected with said secondinentioned pad adapted to be interposed betweenthe sheets of the two pads when laid one over the other for producing manifold copies, and means rejecting to one side of J side thereof whereby the backing and the l one of the pads an attached thereto adapt- 'allel to but ed to swing the pad out of operative relation to the other pad, the end edges of said pads being out of alincment.

27. In a manifolding salesbook, in com.- bination, a support, an abutment along one edge thereof, a backing hinged to and positioned above said support along another edge, pad-retaining means along one edge of said backing, a pad held in place by said abutment, a second pad in said pad. retaining means, the leaves of said pads being adapted to overlie and coact with each other, and a carbon sheet connected with one of said pads whereby multiplicate copies of a transaction may be produced, the leaves of I the upper pad being bound together near the pad retaining means, and the opposite free edges of said leaves being substantially parlower pad, and means connected with said backing along one edge thereof adapted to be engaged by, the operator to swing said backing about its hinged connection with said support.

In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a bottom cover, a backing hinged. along one edge of said bottom cover and. normally overlying said cover, pad-retaining means along one edge of said bottom cover, pad-holding means on the upper surface of said backing, a pad mounted. on said bottom cover, the leaves of which are held by said retaining means in proper position, a second pad mounted on said backing, manifolding means connected with said second mentioned pad, the leaves of said. pads being adapted to coiiperate wit-h each other and with said manifolding means to produce a plurality of copies of the transaction, and a projecting lug attached to said backing adapted to be actuated by the operator to swing said hacking and pad carried thereby away from the 'plane of the bottom cover. I

29. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder comprising a bottom cover, ad-retainin means along one edge thereof a backing hinged to said cover along another edge, pad-retaining means along one edge of said backing, a pad secured in each of said pad-retaining means, the leaves of said pads being normally overlying, and manifolding means connected with one of said pads whereby multiplicate copies of a transaction may be produced, the free edges of leaves of the second-mentioned pad being substantially parallel to but projecting be yond an edge of the first mentioned pad, and a projecting lug connected with said backing adapted to be. actuated by the operator to swing said backing about its hinged connection with said support to permit access to the leaves of said first mentioned pad.

30. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder comprising top and bottom cover portions flexibly connected along adthereof adapted to be actuated by projecting beyond an edge of the l jacent edges and a backing hinged along one edge of said bottom cover and normally overlying said cover, pada'etaining means on said bottom cover adjacent the flexible connection, pad-retaining means on the upper surface of said backing, a pad mounted on said bottom cover, the lea Yes of which are held by said retaining means in proper position, a second pad mounted on said backing, manit'olding means connected with said second mentioned pad, the leaves of said pads being adapted to cooperate with said manifolding means to produce a plurality of copies of the transaction, and means attached to said backing adjacent one edge the operator to swing said backing and pad carried thereby away from the plane of the bottom cover about the hinged connection to permit access to the leaves 01? said first mentioned pad positioned beneath said bacle ing.

31. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a bottom cover, an abutment along one edge thereof, a pad, the leaves of which are bound together, adapted to enact with said abutment and be retained thereby, a backing hinged to said cover along an edge opposite to said abutment whereby it may be swung away from the plane of the cover about the hinge, a second pad removably mounted on said backing, and. a carbon sheet connected with said pad, the leaves of said pads being adapted to overlie each other and coact with said carbon sheet whereby multiplicate copies may be produced, the free edges of the leaves of said second-mew tioned pad being substantially pa ."allel to and projecting beyond an edge of said first mentioned pad.

32. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a support, an abutment along one edge of said support forming pad-retaining means, a backing hinged to said support along another edge, pad-retaining means along one edge of said backing, a pad in each of said pad retaining means, the leaves of said pads being adapted to overlie and coact with each other, and a carbon sheet on said second mentioned pad whereby mult-iplicate copies of a transaction may be produced, the leaves of the pad on said backing being bound together near the pad retaining means, and the opposite free edges of said leaves being substantially parallel to but projecting beyond an edge of the lower pad, and tip-up means connected with said backing along one edge thereof adapted to be engaged by the operator to swing said backing about its hinged connection with said support to permit access to the leaves positioned beneath. said backing.

33. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder comprising top and bottom cover portions flexibly connected along overlying said bottom cover, a pad-retainsupport along another edge, pad retaining "bound together at one end and are held by of copies of the transaction, the free edges .ing, and manifolding means connected with v stantially parallel to and projecting beyond uann adjacent edges and a backing hinged along one edge of said bottom cover and normally ing abutment along the edge of said bottom cover adjacent the flexible connection, pad retaining means along one edge of the upper surface of said backing, a pad mounted on said bottom cover, the leaves of which are saidabutment in proper position, a second pad mounted on said backing by said retaining means, manifolding means connected with one of saidgads, the leaves of'said pads being adapte to cooperate with said manifolding means to produce a plurality of the leaves of said second mentioned pad projecting beyond an edge of the first mentioned pad and being positioned substantially parallel thereto, and a projection attached to said backing adjacent one edge thereof adapted to be actuated by the operator to swing said backing and pad carried thereby away from the plane of the bottom cover about the hinged connection to expose the leaves of said first mentioned pad positioned therebelow. 3.4. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a bottom cover, an abutment along one edge thereof, a pad, the leaves of which are bound together, adapted to coact with said abutment and be retained thereby, a backing hinged to said cover whereby it may be swung away from the plane of the cover, a second pad mounted on said backone of said pads,

f the free edges of the leaves 0 said second mentioned pad being subthe free edges of the leaves of said first mentioned pa 35. In a manifolding salesbook, in c0mbi nation, a support, pad retaining means along one edge thereof, a backing hinged to said Gopies'of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by

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means along one edge of said backing, a pad in each of said pad retaining means, and manifolding means on one of said pads whereby multiplicate copies of a transac tion may be produced, the leaves of the up per pad being bound together near the pad retaining means, and the opposite free edges of said leaves being substantially pan allel to but projecting beyond an edge of the lower pad, and a projection connected with said backing along one edge thereof adapted to be engaged by the operator to swing said backing about its hinged connection with said support to permit access to the leaves therebelow.

36. In a manifolding salesbook, in combination, a holder com rising top and bottom cover portions flexibly connected along adjacent edges and a backing hinged along one edge of said bottom cover and normally overlying said cover, pad-retaining means along the edge of said bottom cover adja-c cent the flexible connection, a pad secured thereby on said bottom cover, a second pad mounted on said backing, .a manifolding sheet connected with said second mentioned pad, the leaves of said pads being adapted to cooperate with each other and with said manifolding sheet to produce a plurality of copies of the transaction, the free edges of the leaves of said second-mentioned pad projecting beyond an edge of thefirst-mentioned pad and being positioned substantially parallel thereto, and means attached to said backing adjacent one edge thereof' adapted to be actuated by the operatorto swing said backing and pad carried thereby away from the plane of the bottom cover about the hinged connection. A f

In testimony whereof I an my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD K. BOTTLE.

Witnesses:

' L. Boononn,

addressing the Commissioner of Patents, 

